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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1967

VOL. 28, NO. 8

IS RCMP INVOLVED?

_CIA IN

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by the W
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Ogainst the war

q » WOMEN STORM PENTAGON. Thousands of women converged on the Pentagon last Wed-

Y to protest against the war in Vietnam and to demand an end to the bombing. Sponsored
omen’s Strike for Peace movement, the women carried placards with pictures of maim-
murdered Vietnamese children. Photo shows an earlier demonstration of U.S. women

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HANOI SAYS:

‘Peace talks can start
If bombings stopped’

Un
a = anger and shock found expression last
of murderoy World scale at the U.S, resumption
eee bombing in North Vietnam, following
W Year’s truce,

as .
Selves oe of the American people them-
Johnson aera by this latest action of the
Umeroys aad istration, more so because of the
Shnson that varied statements of President

he was, and is “prepared togo more

T halfway wj
Y with Hanoi
The bi noi to seek peace,”

Son yi ef pause in the bombing presented John-
half Way Sreat opportunity to go “more than
better tha ut resumption of the bombing revealed
he intenac, any words just how little of the “way”

Use in 80 in search of peace, This brief
that this 4 ombing also gave the worlda hope —
8rasp,» ee at least “peace was within man’s
Vietng € resumption of U.S, bombing of North

™ shattered that hope.

po government spokesmen of many
if pe camen, professional people and
sin Pied people — and again from

» le ardent plea resounds around the

the bombing — and begin the talks —

“ountria
Million <
Pope Dp
Worlq; “Stop
ou Peace,

The yw,
0
Englang a Council of Churches meeting in
Moving plea week, headed their extensive and
for peace with an urgent call to the

S. to «
Peace, Stop the bombing — and begin talks” for

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Oorlq ae thing that is needed,” says the

© bombin Bont Churches, “is a cessation of
— “and a readiness to move towards

negotiations.” That “readiness,” often expressed
by the Johnson administration in words, is again
cancelled out by the resumption and intensified
bombing of North Vietnam,

In a statement issued last week by Wm. Kashtan,
national leader of the Communist Party of Canada,
and forwarded to leading Members of Parliament,
Kashtan said:

«Continued United States’ bombing of the Demo-
cratic Republic of Vietnam clearly indicates a
refusal of the Johnson administration to create
favorable conditions for a negotiated settlement,
and its intention to further escalate the war, I
urge you impress Parliament to disassociate
Canada from this disastrous policy and to co-
operate with other like-minded States in com-
pelling the U.S, to abide by the Geneva Agree-
ments.”

As the CP leader’s statement makes abundantly
clear, there can be no peace negotiations gotten
underway without first of all creating that most
elementary condition — that of a definite end
(not a ‘pause,’) to U.S. bombing as a prime
prerequisite for successful negotiations,

On January 29, in Hanoi, North Vietnam, For-
eign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh made clear that
there would be other opportunities, but “only
after the unconditional cessation of U.S, bombing
and all other acts of aggression against the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, that there could
be talks between the DVR and the United States.”

A growing world opinion re-echoes that senti-
ment — “stop the U.S. bombing — and start the
talks.”

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CANADA

Probe of CIA

activities urged

How many millions of dollars has the U.S. Central Intelli-
gence Agency poured into Canada to further its espionage work
and to subvert Canadian student, and other organizations

To what extent is the RCMP involved in arrangements with
the ClA—or on its own—to subvert these organizations and turn
them into agencies to further the Washington cold war line in

Canada

These are questions to which Canadians want answers
following the startling disclosure this week that the CIA secretly
funnelled money to Canadian student organizations.

Speaking in Parliament Mon-
day, NDP member David Lewis
demanded assurances from
Prime Minister Pearson that the
RCMP were not engaged in acti-
vities similar to the CIA in
Canada. The RCMP are known
to have very extensive and secret
links with the CIA,

Prime Minister Pearson re-
fused to give an immediate an-
swer which indicates the possi-
bility that top government circles
are embarrassed by the question
and are stalling for time.

The Prime Minister also re-
fused to accede to demands this
week from one national students
body, asking that the government
protest to the U.S, against* covert
intrusion by the U.S, govern-
ment” into Canadian organiza-
tions.

Student leaders across Canada.
reacted sharply to disclosures of

CIA interference in campus af-
fairs, It was reported in Wash-
ington last week that the U.S,
National Students Association had
received large sums from the
agency, as had labor, newspaper
and other organizations,

Doug Ward, president of the

Canadian Union of Students, re-
vealed Sunday that one CIA front,
the Foundation for Youth andStu-
dent Affairs, contributed a total
of $3,000 towards two confer-
ences on International Affairs
arranged by the Canadian Union
of Students,

The conferences, heldin Mont-
real and Winnipeg, adopted resol-
utions strongly critical of U.S.
foreign policy, and led to a CUS
decision to withdraw from the
International Students Confer-
ence, another organization
heavily financed by the CIA,

In Ottawa, a CUS préss release
issued Monday stated that, “We
are deeply distressed by the dis-
closure that obstensibly private
philanthropic agencies are
actually tools of the U.S. intel-
ligence network.”

Dave Yorke, student vice-
president of Simon Fraser Uni-
versity, introduced a resolution at
the university’s Student’s Coun-
cil Monday which unanimously
went on record “protesting CIA
action.” The resolution said, “The
situation in the U.S, National
Students Association, where stu-
dent leaders were required to
sign loyalty oaths, secrecy

See CIA PROBE, pg. 12

_ Support growing for
oe 8 — 6 : :
Victoria peace lobby
B.C. Peace Council officials reported this week that
support is rollig in for the peace lobby to Victoria. Many
people have inquired about details and some organizations
_ have shown interest in participating. Donations have also

been coming in to support the lobby.
Buses leave Vancouver at 6 p.m. from the Dunsmuir

St. depot on Tues. March 7.

_ Lobbying will go on all day

Wed. March 8 and those returning that night to Vancouver

will arrive at 8 p.m.

The B.C. Peace Council is appealing for wider partici-
pation. ‘Let's make this a real demonstration for peace’’
said one official. For information contact the B.C. Peace
Council at 339 W. Pender St. or phone 685-9958 or

3298-0429,

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